St. Anne's Golf Club
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St. Anne's Golf Club
Open during the week to outside play, St. Anne's is a very playable links course just outside of Dublin. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 3
There's a little trouble right of the green on the par-3 third hole at St. Anne's Golf Club in County Dublin. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 6
Another par 3, the sixth at St. Anne's Golf Club near Dublin plays 169 yards from the back tee. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 8
A large bunker catches balls left of the green on the par-4 eighth hole at St. Anne's Golf Club near Dublin. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 10
The par-3 10th at St. Anne's Golf Club plays over water. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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The par-5 11th at St. Anne's Golf Club bumps up against the water on Dublin Bay. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 13
At 480 yards from the member tees, the par-5 13th at St. Anne's Golf Club is reachable in two, but comes with risk. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 15
A series of bunkers challenge golfers on the par-4 15th at St. Anne's Golf Club in County Dublin, Ireland. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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The par-4 16th at St. Anne's Golf Club near Dublin is just 370 yards from the tips. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 17
There are plenty of pitfalls around the green of the par-3 17th at St. Anne's Golf Club in County Dublin, Ireland. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 18
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St. Anne's Golf Club - No. 18
Visible behind the finishing hole at St. Anne's Golf Club is the clubhouse, which provides great views of the course. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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St. Anne's Golf Club near Dublin, Ireland: Naturally good links

COUNTY DUBLIN, Ireland -- Just five miles from Dublin on Dublin Bay, St. Anne's Golf Club offers classic links golf in a tranquil setting.

Located on the Bull Island Nature Reserve, St. Anne's is a member-owned club open to the public. It was founded in 1921, but underwent an extensive renovation in 2003. That's also the same year it got its latest state-of-the-art clubhouse, which offers after and before-round food and refreshments in a setting that provides panoramic views of the golf course.

Play the par-71 course from the tips at 6,717 yards and it's all the challenge you want, especially in the wind. From the appropriate tees, however, it's a playable for all levels of golfers.

St. Anne's Golf Club has many memorable holes, including the 17th, which Padraig Harrington calls one of the best par 3s in the country.

Mike Bailey is a former Golf Advisor senior staff writer based in Houston. Focusing primarily on golf in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America with an occasional trip to Europe and beyond, he contributes course reviews, travel stories and features as well as the occasional equipment review. An award-winning writer and past president of Texas Golf Writers Association, he has more than 25 years in the golf industry. He has also been on staff at PGA Magazine, The Golfweek Group and AvidGolfer Magazine. Follow Mike on Twitter at @MikeBaileyGA and Instagram at @MikeStefanBailey.
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St. Anne's Golf Club near Dublin, Ireland: Naturally good links